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Seaford North · Lewes

Seaford North: your neighbourhood

Seaford North electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 17% across Lewes (6 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 29% here, compared with 34.8% across Lewes (5.8 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 14% here, compared with 11% across Lewes (3 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

28.9%

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,505 out of 5,206.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.1%

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

319 out of 5,206.

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People counted in the census

5,206

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,206 out of 5,206.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29%

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,246 out of 4,297.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

54.7%

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,207 out of 2,207.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

18.3%

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

404 out of 2,207.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

47.1%

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,025 out of 4,302.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

50.3%

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,164 out of 4,302.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4.1%

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

175 out of 4,302.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.5%

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

754 out of 4,297.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

240 out of 2,209.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

33.7%

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,450 out of 4,302.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

308 out of 2,209.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Seaford North

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

113 out of 4,302.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Seaford North ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Seaford North ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 14 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Seaford North
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024111
October 202492
November 202460
December 202441
January 2025101
February 2025111
March 202584
April 202562
May 2025100
June 2025142
July 2025113
August 2025123
September 202595
October 202533
November 2025124
December 202560
January 202694
February 2026114
March 202672
April 2026112
May 2026138
June 202695
July 2026146
August 2026143
Crime categories in the latest complete year

A complete, consecutive 12-month period without an unresolved reporting break is needed before these totals can be shown.

What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Publication history: Sussex Police: Crime data not provided for January 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. No explicit later refresh identified in the checked changelog.

Previous crime-publication gaps are not explicitly resolved in the checked changelog for 2026-01. Published rows are retained, but completeness and year-on-year changes are not established.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Lewes →